Loom attachment.



C. H. BURCKHALTER.

LOOM ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. 1914.

1, 147,675. Patented July 20, 1915.

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LOOM ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1915.

Application filed June 16, 1914. Serial No. 845,403.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES H. BURCK- HALTER,a citizen of the United States, residing at Bath, in the county of Aikenand State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Loom Attachments, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to shedding devices for full turn leno, and oneof the principal objects of the invention is to provide a simple deviceto give a double lift on the harness, and so insure a shed as large asthe plain shed.

The foregoing and other objects may be attained by means of theconstruction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1is a top plan view of the shedding device disconnected from the harness,Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a view showing theconnection of the device to the harness and dobby wire.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a spool which may beof wood or of metal, said spool being provided with side flanges 2 sothat the leather strap which moves around the spool will not slide off.The spool 1 is mounted on a spindle 3 connected to the spaced ends 4 ofa stirrup 5, said stirrup being formed of a strip of sheet metal of thedesired gage and comprising the two parallel members 5 and the loops 6at one end and the base members 4: at the opposite ends.

The loop 6 engages the notches 7 in the dobby lever 8, and the strap 9extends around the spool 1 and is connected to the dobby wire 10 at oneendwhile the opposite end is connected to a hook 11 on the idler pulley12. The harness strap 13 extends partially around the pulley l2 and isconnected to a hook on the dobby wire 10. Connected to the opposite endof the dobby wire 10 is a strap 14: which extends around a pulley 15 andis connected to the harness 16, as is also the strap 13.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that the shedding device asdescribed will give a double lift on the harness and thus insure a shedas large as the plain shed.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in theclaim.

What is claimed is:

A shedding device for full turn leno work comprising a stirrup having aloop at one end and the opposite ends spaced apart, a spool journaledbetween said spaced ends, said stirrup having the intermediate portionbetween the loop and the spaced ends brought together, a dobby leverprovided with a series of notches to be engaged by the loop of thestirrup, a dobby wire, an idler, a strap extending around said spool andconnected at one end to the dobby wire, and the opposite end connectedto the idler, a pulley, and harness straps passing around said pulleyand said idler.

Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLIE H. BUROKHALTER.

Witnesses:

J. F. SOFGE, M. W. PERRY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O.

